Zucchini are such a satisfying plant to grow from seed. Their big cotyledons emerge quickly with the right temperatures and, next thing you know, their cheery orange blossoms great you on your morning garden rounds.

But, then you go away for the weekend and come home to three times the amount of fruit than when you left! What do you do? Never fear! Here are a dozen great ways to deal with your bumper crop of this copious cucurbit.

Freeze the Big Ones

You know those ones, the baseball bats? Yes, them. This works particularly well for the Big Ones. If they are so big that their seeds are looking a little bit p….